Earthquake details

Thursday, March 18, 1926 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Thursday, March 18, 1926 at 17:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Beykonak (Turkey - TR), about 62.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 29.639 and latitude 36.160.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	36.160, 29.639
UTC time	1926-03-18 17:52:49.650

Location	Fethiye
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1926-03-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Beykonak	62.4 km
Fethiye	70.4 km
Antalya	126.0 km
Muratpaşa	129.5 km
Rhodes	130.8 km
Marmaris	144.6 km
Belek	148.9 km
Serik	155.4 km
Muğla	163.6 km
Bucak	167.9 km
Manavgat	175.9 km
Burdur	183.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Rhodes Greece · 2025-12-29 17:00 UTC	104.5 km
M 4.4 Rhodes Greece · 2025-10-22 02:45 UTC	115.0 km
M 4.4 Muğla Turkey · 2025-10-12 03:40 UTC	142.4 km
M 5.8 Marmaris Turkey · 2025-06-02 23:17 UTC	144.1 km

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